The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-19
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
A Spirited Discussion in the
House of Commons,
ON THE HEALY SUSPENSION
The Reasons for the Failure to Salute
The Chestnutty Irish Question
Other Foreign Notes.
In the House of CONS mons.

LONDON, April 18.-Lord George Ham.
ilton. First Lord of the Admiralty, ex
planned in the Commons, this afternoon,
how it happened, on the occasion of the
Queens arrival at Cannes, the salute of
the French fleet was not returned. The,
Duke Of EdinbuHgh's flagship was un-
dergOing repairs, and the vessel which
the Duke was using temporarily as a
flagship happened not to be provided
| with saluting guns.
The matter has been explained to
the French Admiral. He is perfectly
| satisfied with the reasons for the APP
| parent ircivility.
=. Colonel King Harmon, new parlie-
tnentarv under secretary for Ireland,
for the first time zlnoe his appointment,
irish affairs. Upon rising, he was
gr, eted with cheers by the government
supporters. and groaus, and de-
risive cries by the Parnellites.
He stated, in response to the
question, tnat since March /, only
two tenants have been evlcted from the
Marquis of Lonsdow 1t $ states. These
two, however, involved the eviction of
sixteen sub-tenants.
Sexton asked whether the govern
me 1t would consent TO rescind The sus-
pension of Healy.
Z w. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treas
ury, replied for the government. Che
duty they had 10 discharge Friday
night was most disagreeable. The
government were sorry they were
forced to ask that Healy be named for
transgression of the orders of the House.
1t will be utterly out Of the question,
however, when no. apology has been
given for this breach Of the decencies OF
debates, to rescind the suspension. The
motion TO that effect could not be en-
tertained with# the general concur
renee of the MISE.
Sexton inquired if it were competent
for him to move the resembling of
Healy's suspension.
| Speaker Peel replied that no motion
would be competent unless it appeared
on the paper of the House,
Sexton said in the absence of Healy
he was authorized for Healy; if Major
| Saunderson withdrew the offensive
charges to hich Healy's language was
in reply, Healy would withdraw the es-
pressions deemed by the House often
sive.
Jacob Bright, Liberal, and brother
of John Bright, asked why it was when
two members of the House committed
the same offense, one was suspended
while the other was not?
The speaker said, in ordinary circum.
stances he would decline to answer that
question, or any question implying his
action not impartial, but in the present
circumstances, he would explain, in
1.-THE second instance in which a breach
of the rules of the house had been
committed THAT of Sexton) an
apology followed with the withdrawal
of the expression causing the break.
Sexton moved that Healy be
heard at the bar of the house.
| The speaker declared it could not be
done.
Sexton asked Major Sanderson to
withdraw his assertions regarding
Heaiy which exasperated him into
making the response for which he was
suspended.
Sanderson remaining silent, Glad
stone put to him the direct question
whether he was prepared to render to
the House any assistance by the with
drawal of his offensive expressions.
conservative cries of No" NO."
"Don't," "Den't.'1
Sanderson said he never al
luded to Healy directly or indirectly.
because he felt as regards Healy that
he was unable to substantiate the
charges so as to bring conviction to the
minds of the members of the House.
(Cries Of "Hearl" Hearty
The matter was then dropped: Sub
sequently Sexton, resuming the de-
pate on the Irish crimes act amendment
bill, said Sanderson charged him with
| direct completely in the crime. Ii
| tue accusation were wsll-founded,
why did the Irish viceroy approve of
his present appointment as high
sheriff of Dublin? His name as mern-
Der of the league, had linked with that
of Sheridan, the invincible, but Sheri-
1 dan was never a member of the execu-
| tive council of the land league. Did
Sanderson, in pointing to him
| (SeXton) mean in reality to embarrasS
Colonel Harman, against whom the
major recently .unsuccessfully COM
pered for the new government
office of parliamentary under secretary
of Ireland? (Parnell cheers Ff-
Sheridan or Col. King Harmon, once
canyassed the same constituency to
gether. Again, also, the treasurer of
the old land league was at one time
an intimate friend of Col. King Har-
mon (cheers). They were fellow-mem
hers of the council OF the home rule
league. Not only that, but Egan
wrote for the Colonel his
address to the electors. (Laughter.)
r. was manifestly an absurdity for
Sanderson to accuse the executive of
the Land League of knowing the men
were murderers because their names
were mentioned in connection with the
?, mnix Park affair. He (Sexton)
never learned of any fact or
anvthing that was proved which
would warrant him in changing the
opinion he always entertained, that
Egan and those associated with him
were innocent of the malignant charges
brought against them (Cries OF hear"
sshear,') Sanderson's attack was
both mean and cowardly. Referring to
the bill under consideration, Sex
ton said the measure threatened the
existence of the Irish National League.
He would remind the House that the
/ league was aided by prelates and clergy
of the Catholic church, and struggled
TO maintain the moral law, yet this
league SO supported was stigmatized